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No. 288,387. Patented Nov. 13, 1883.

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oHARLEs E. WARD, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

NECKSCARF.

SPECIFICATON forming part of `Letters Patent No. 288,387, dated November 13, 1883.

Appncatioufned May 3,1883. No model.)

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Be it known that l, CHARLES E. WARD, of the city and county of New York, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Made Scarfs for the Neck, of which the `following is a speciication.

My invention -relates to that class of inade scarfs which have a front piece and neckband; and my improvement consists in a novel construction of said band,whereby it will be prevented from rising or ridingup over the collar, and will tend to bring the scarf, with its `front, to a central position and prevent it 15` frommoving aroundthe neck. y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a scarf made according to my in-` vention, with end of the neckband fastened in the position it'will be in when upon the neck.A Fig. 2 represents the same scarf with the neckband unf'astened.

Similar letters represent like parts in' both figures.

. The scarf represented has its front composed of the center piece or shield, A, and the two side iaps, B andC, but the front may be otherwise constructed in any well-.known or suitable form.

D E F is the neckband, having its ends E F wider than the center or intermediate portion,

D. One end, E, of the band is secured perinanently to the front of the scarf, by sewing or otherwise, in such manner that its connection is not visible from the outside, and the` other end, F, is free, and. is `provided with an adjustable fastener or stiftener, similar to those of other made scarfs, to allow the said end F to be attached to the scarf `back of the side flap, C. i

gand h are shoulders formed by the increased width of the ends of the band, and on the lower edges of the same. I

` When the scarf is fastened `on the neck in theposition shown inFig. l, the narrowness of the central portion, D, of the band will pre vent said band from rising or riding up over the collar, and the shoulders g and h, coming in contact with "the shirt-front, and in some cases with the vest of the wearer, `will tendto i Sition.

make the scarf self-adjusting to Vbring its front` to a central position, and also prevent it from turning around out of place. This forni of the band, with the narrow portion D and shoulders g h on the lower edge ofthe band, obviates the `necessity of pinning the band to the shirt or collar, either for the purpose of preventing the band from working up or for keeping the front central.

Vhen a pin is used for keeping the band in place, unless great care is taken to get the scarf, with the front, in a centralposition, the pin through it may secure it out of proper po cally attains and preserves its desired central position.

The narrow portion D of the `neckband may have its central part composed of or be entirely composed of elastic material, as shown` at i, in order to make the scarf set closer upon the neck and to secure the tightening of the same. .This elastic material may be in the form of a narrow web or a cord.

Having now'described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y Y 1. A made scarf for the neck, composed of a front and a band, which is attached permanently to one side of the said front, and provided with an adjustable attachment to the other side thereof, the portion of the band which surrounds the neck being narrower than the portions which are attached to the front, andthe band having shoulders g h in its lower By my invention the scarf automatil s edge at the junction of its narrow and' wider 

